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Summary

The Zapot (topaz spelled backwards?) is a small prospect in the middle of nowhere in Nevada. Harvey Gordon worked it on and off for many years, before finally hitting one glory hole of beautiful, intense blue topaz. This is, for my taste, the finest specimen on a gram for gram basis that I have seen from the find. I still recall the whole pocket on exhibit in Tucson, one year around 2000 or so. Most are a steely gray-blue color. This specimen is VIVID blue, with color an dlustre comparable to old Brazilian material, although with a unique crystal habit. It is complete on the front and sides, contacted in back, and extraordinarily gemmy for material from this find. I rank this highly, as a US classic, and there are simply very few Nevada topaz specimens that get me so excited, even though many were much larger an dpricier.

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